People Interests

Here are variousblog resources related to all the different property interests, from landlords & tenants, to investors & occupiers, to all other third-party interests. These cover general factors to consider for a particular interest, to more detailed issues to resolve for a particular course of action.

Getting into the buy-to-let side of the residential property market has been an increasing trend since the end of the last century as people began to realise that residential property can be there for investment-returns longer-term, not just for living in.

With the rising property market, people started to build up portfolios of properties let out to tenants, whether basic flats or larger and more complex houses.

However, things seems to have got more difficult over the last few years. There’s increasing bad press and hurdles to get through in order to get these stacking up, with reported trends of fewer private investors in this market, and more corporate-style off-shoots developing like the build-to-rent model with large blocks of...

Offices are certainly seeing a change with the times to what they used to be. Back in the day there was plenty of space around, particularly in urban areas, with large businesses taking chunky space by owning the property or taking long leases.

Whereas 25-year leases were the norm decades ago, they’re now very rare. After all, it’s all about flexibility and the more serviced office market.

And with such newer-ways of looking at office space, whether an occupier taking an agreement, and owner arranging to market, or a middle-man advisor helping out – you can get away from some of the nuts-and-bolts of what makes a good office space.

Talk of just the rent or price and a list of what’s on offer can seem a lot simpler. However, it’s still...

Having someone at the entrance to a property seems a real luxury to many – whether a helpful person at the lobby of an apartment block, or an on-site concierge at the reception of a shared office block.

They’re there to make life easy for everyone occupying and having an interest in the property, which is maybe why people may assume it’s easy to appoint them.

However, in reality there’s more to this, something that any good Property Manager will know. Behind the scenes there is an array of paperwork, property issues, and procedures that can help this person do this job well.

The Top Ten Factors

Therefore, here are the top ten ones to consider, whether you’re a property manager needing to hire or manage such a person, an occupier...